Mosley versus Michelin teams

Max Mosley, president of FIA, said to a reporter of 'the Guardian' that he 'wouldn't exclude a ban or two, after Indy's seven-team Michelin boycott'. "I felt the situation had been created artificially and deliberately," Mosley accused. The 65-year-old president added: "Even if I want to impose bans, the other 20 council members are unlikely to. I react badly to being pushed around."

When the seven Michelin-teams receive severe penalties from the FIA on wednesday it's possible that those teams will boycot the upcoming French GP.

Stoddart, the Minardi boss (Minardi is one of the 3 teams who uses Bridgestone tires), said: "In the worse possible situation of some kind of draconian penalty, would the other teams race? "I think we'd have a meeting and you wouldn't guarantee it."

As if the GPWC wasn't enough by itself, the Michelin problem at Indy has only increased the difference between the large constructors and Ferrari - Bridgestone on the other hand. As a result now the French GP isn't sure of 20 cars either. If such a boycot happens (which would again have the FIA as a cause) it may well introduce a far worse crisis than the one F1 is in now.

To be continued...